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Sunken treasure: Historic US ocean liner reborn as artificial reef

Verified: 7 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 1 of them from the United States.

📍 United States, US·🕐 1h ago·7 outlets

MIAMI: A majestic and all-but-indestructible 20th-century ocean liner that once ferried royal leaders, movie stars and even the “Mona Lisa” to the United States was being deliberately sunk on Wednesday to become the world’s largest artificial reef.

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✓ Verified · 7 outlets

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New Straits Times· National ↗UPI· News agency ↗1News· National ↗Winnipeg Free Press· Local ↗Asharq Al-Awsat· International ↗fox10tv.com ↗
The story so far · 8 reports · · 6 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 5:25 AM UTC

1 outlet from the United States, where the story is: UPI · how we count

  1. Nov 10, 2:23 PM UTCFirst report
    Historic ocean liner to ‘live on’ beneath waves as world’s biggest artificial reeftheguardian.com ↗
  2. Nov 10, 2:27 PM UTC+3 min
    Historic ocean liner to ‘live on’ beneath waves as world’s biggest artificial reeftheguardian.com (again) ↗
  3. Nov 11, 5:25 AM UTC+15 h
    This ocean liner was the world's fastest. It's being sunk to make the largest artificial reefwinnipegfreepress.com ↗
  4. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 5:25 AM UTC · +15 h
  5. Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+21 h
    Once the World's Fastest, Ocean Liner Will Become Largest Artificial Reefenglish.aawsat.com ↗
  6. Nov 11, 6:37 PM UTC+28 h
    LIVE: SS United States set to be sunk today to become artificial reeffox10tv.com ↗
  7. Nov 11, 10:09 PM UTC+32 h
    Watch live: Historic ocean liner to be sunk off Florida's coast as artificial reefupi.com ↗
  8. Nov 11, 11:08 PM UTC+33 h· you’re reading this
    Sunken treasure: Historic US ocean liner reborn as artificial reefnst.com.my ↗
  9. Nov 11, 11:44 PM UTC+33 h
    Ocean liner to be sunk off Florida's coast for largest artificial reef1news.co.nz ↗
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Reliability
97%

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Risk Score
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